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Advancing the Broadband Agenda
Penn State Cooperative Extension, Education Councils to Host Video Seminar on October 14
COUDERSPORT, PA – (September 1, 2010) – To promote the opportunities to advance broadband in North
Central Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Statewide Broadband Plan, a video conference seminar will be held at
multiple North Central Pennsylvania sites on Thursday, October 14 from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. This seminar will
highlight infrastructure and mapping projects, best practices and successful strategies that municipal leaders and
business organizations may implement for the successful deployment of broadband in rural areas.
“The opportunities stem from Pennsylvania’s $28.8 million National Broadband Plan and Recovery Act grant for a
middle mile infrastructure project in 32 counties north of Interstate 80,” said Mary Jo Shaub, PA eCommerce
Association. “The grant will be used to add broadband capacity to Pennsylvania’s statewide public safety radio
network, known as PA-STARNet. Local telecommunications companies and internet service providers will be able
to purchase excess capacity at competitive prices to serve citizens, schools, businesses and other organizations.
The commonwealth will also leverage PA-STARNet’s existing infrastructure by allowing broadband providers to
lease space on its towers, helping to reduce the cost of providing access to less-populated regions.”
Local government officials, municipal managers, zoning officers and county planners, economic development
organizations, regional planning entities, educational entities and health care entities are encouraged to attend the
event at any of the North Central sites. They are: Potter County Education Council, 227 North Main, Coudersport
(814) 274-4877; Warren County Cooperative Extension, 100 Dillon Drive, Suite 101, Youngsville (814) 563-9388;
Clarion County Cooperative Extension, 8 Grant Street, Clarion (814) 223-9028; Elk County Cooperative Extension,
Courthouse, 240 Main Street, Ridgway (814) 776-5331; Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, 180 Main Street,
Brookville (814) 849-7361; Penn College of Technology, 1127 W. 4
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Street, Williamsport (570) 327-4775; McKean
County Cooperative Extension, 911 Center, Smethport (814) 887-5613; Tioga County Cooperative Extension,
Courthouse Annex, 118 Main Street, Wellsboro (570) 724-9120; Clinton County Cooperative Extension, 47
Cooperation Lane, Mill Hall (570) 726-0022.
There is no charge for the event and a light breakfast will be served. To register, please call one of the host sites.
This event is sponsored by the Pennsylvania eCommerce Association, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Potter
County Education Council, Empowered Municipality and North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning
Commission.
The event is funded through the Broadband Outreach and Aggregation Fund administered by the Pennsylvania
Department of Community and Economic Development.
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